剑桥大学简介University-of-Cambridge.ppt

Listening part ZhangXuejiao 剑桥是音译与意译合成的地名。英文Cambridge发音“坎布里奇”，就是剑河之桥的意思。这里确有一条剑河，在市内兜了一个弧形大圈向东北流去。河上修建了许多桥梁，所以把这个城市命名为剑桥。剑桥，也称康桥（Cambridge音译名）是世界上最古老的桥。剑桥，与牛津一样，是座令人神往的传统大学城。 剑桥大学城 剑桥，与牛津一样，是座令人神往的传统大学城。剑桥大学在自然科学的成就尤其突出，哺育出牛顿、达尔文这样开创科学新纪元的科学大师。88位诺贝尔奖金得主出自此校（实际来此校工作或执教过的人数超过100名，但剑桥大学官方的数据是根据学生或教师是否拥有学院的Membership/Fellowship而定），这在全世界都是少有的荣光。人们怀着敬佩的心情称剑桥为“自然科学的摇篮”。 剑桥是英国剑桥郡首府，剑桥大学所在地，早在两千年前，罗马人就曾在这个距伦敦约90公里的地方安营扎寨，屯兵驻军。虽然如此，在漫长的岁月里，剑桥只是个乡间集镇而已。直到剑桥大学成立后，这个城镇的名字才渐为人所知，今天它是座9.2万人口的城市。 University of Cambridge http://www.cam.ac.uk/ History of Cambridge（800Anniversary） The University of Cambridge is rich in history - its famous Colleges and University buildings attract visitors from all over the world. But the Universitys museums and collections also hold many treasures which give an exciting insight into some of the scholarly activities, both past and present, of the Universitys academics and students. The University of Cambridge is one of the worlds oldest universities and leading academic centres, and a self-governed community of scholars. Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges. Many of the Universitys customs and unusual terminology can be traced to roots in the early years of the Universitys long history, and this booklet looks to the past to find the origins of much that is distinctive in the University of today. With more than 18,000 students from all walks of life and all corners of the world, nearly 9,000 staff, 31 Colleges and 150 Departments, Faculties, Schools and other institutions, no two days are ever the same at the University of Cambridge. 剑桥大学（英语：University of Cambridge），经常被简称为剑桥，是一所位于英国英格兰剑桥市的公立研究型大学，始创于1209年，亦是英语世界里第二古老的大学。剑桥大学和牛津大学经常被合称为“牛剑”，除了两所大学在文化和现实上的协作已成为英国社会史的一部分外，两所大学长久以来一直存在竞争。 剑桥大学获评为是世界上最杰出及最顶尖的大学之一。剑桥大学为书院联邦制大学，目前共有31所成员书院（又译“学院”；Colleges），而各